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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-08-31
RETURN OF A LONG-LOsT SON.
a Young Man Who Went to War Found
After Being Mourned as Dead,

TOLEDO, Ohio, August 23.-Hugh
Thompson, of the Fifteenth Ohio, was
resident Of Van Vert county, near here,
before the war. At the battle of Chick
amauga he was struck on the head by a
grapeshot and seriously wounded-his
comrades thought mortally. They laid
him under tree, and few minutes
later were forced to fall back. Thomp-
son fell into fine hands of the enemy,
and was never heard from until few
weeks ago. During all these years he
has been mourned as dead.
He is married, is living in Kansas, and
is the father of number Of children.
He remembers that he was in the army,
but from the battle OF Crickamauga to
the great fire IN Chicago. al is a blank
to him. He does not know where he
was or what he did during al that time,
In the excitement Of the fire he partially
regained his senses, but could not locate
his old home. He went to Minnesota
and was married there, an& vent thence
to Kansas, where he took up claim
and is farming for living; AID he re-
members the death of his mother, which
took place when he was thirteen years
old; that his captains name was Upde-
grove, and that he was in Confederate
prison. The remainder Of bis early life
is blank. But his comrades, many of
whom live in Van Vert, recognize him.
The scar made by the grapeshot is on
his head. A scar on his right Leg, made
by a severe cut by an axe when he was
boy, is another strong point in proving
his identity. He went away black
haired boy and returns g gray haired
man, but his father, who is tottering un-
der the weight OF nearly four score
years, says it is Hugh Thompson, his
long lost son.
Money was raised here and sent to
Kansas to bear the expense of Thomp-
sons trip to this place to attend reg-
mental reunion next week, but before
the remittance arrived his Kansas neigh
bors had donated to the same purpose,
and by their generosity he is at his old
home, which he LETT durirg the war.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-08-31
II Should be Generally known

That the multitude of diseases Of scro-
fu!ous nature generally proceed from tor
pid condition of tie liver. The blood be
comes impure because the liver docs not
act properly and work OF the poison from
the SYSTEM. and Tie certain results are
blotcGe<, pim?les. crup.ions, sweilings,
tumors. ulcers. and the kindred affections,
or settling upon tie lungs and poisoning
lEcir delicate tissues. until liberation, break
inc down, ana consumption is established.
DR.. Piercc's Golden Medical Discovery
will. by acting upon The liver and purify
me tue blood. cure all these diseases.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-08-31
An Acre of Frogs.

John Bostwick, one Of tie mos.s feiiia-
bic citizens Of Morgan, cane 20 town
the other day. En- route III. Bostwick
encountered 4 lay cut OF frogs before
which the Egyptian plague pa!eS into
insigaiicance. Nj. Ecsrwirk estimated
that there was an acre OF itogS, and that
each square inch contained six frogs.
They were al hopping il o1e direction.
70 Harden Camp We ;s-e indebted for a
calculation which showed up 81, ,s35, $40
frogs for the single acre. Truly Walton
county has become g-oat frog stool, so
to speak.-Walton, Ga, News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-08-31

'.l;:gustus, dear, said the gentle girl,
.en.ieyI;- pushing him from her, As the
movHii:, BIT flooded the bay-win6ow where
hey were standing, Il think you had bct-
i3r Try some other hair-dye; your mustache
tastes ike turpentine."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-08-31

II you are looking for a beautitr!
place to spend the rest OF the summer
with family or friends, you cannot do
better than to visit the famous All-deaI-
ing Mineral Springs Of Castor county,
North Carolina.
The ladies will be interested to know that
the hustle is OF Persian origin.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-08-31

Nc one should be guilty Of trayoi::l :
to CT from the mountains of North Ca:
olina without going at least one way We
the Great All-Heaing Mineral Spring Il
Castor county.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12

and al others were ordered to y
chaHe Slias ilEtle lob should be fnisSsess
cnaliellFed party was given no dIad
IL R4 one alternative; he had paeAs
run Ike e licked cur and stanadd !, = bell
couhtrS' Ior tlte residue of III" h ssttos
s.e[ aila ceIFRYti9nlat, whom a ot ~, Oil
Office. ~N"A4hlousB II
This is precisely the f~actio,o1
Gibson, Gen. Nichols and i'Q ina caInYast
augurated; this il inst tIa me tiaG fefolnafs;
democratic fight thev ono lSnailS5nanta gia
carried on agains4 the DemnnrreSa and |.
Of Louisiana. They Denied @;.c GGaTgs
threatening and beIligerenf IN The \
right OF any Democrat to nal maine,
choice than Nichols or McFnnru, any u
DENOUNCED every Democrat NY and
latter III preference to the for @lo ehGa
stef or corrllpt,onist, to be invaISeai5 ssa
mon rum and disgrace with bismrsesal IN ],
themselves, Gen. Gibson in TASTE mlaster d
al! who supported NcLnery To he = ddeetass
mlnlStratl0n faction and ali vi VI te \
himself and Nichols as Of she mi9 III
ton Under the Circumstance f4giofnh
possible, We repeat, for Gov, Mr. Hass
cine the issue. He YVES forced nefl si
would or not, to become a HhetAhI
Tense Of his own manhood, the croaSs n
administration, and the tateqritg oSm q!
cratic p1rtD Of LoaGSiana, al GSsa nj ne d
mGliqRHnt personal cdhraSs OF ft ba ! "
And nov this Senator stands m s st1I1as
like a sick girl that he and his Fsiasdhtt
termed faetIonists, and charged NH, Nh
ing war on the Democratic party. f fbaa " Y
Are p~efse fbtt. by McEnery and his i III
unblushing display of cheeks gWHsf al
ever a more glaring resort to tha ~ h5s b
Of the real thief crying "stop tb; stas ds
art Of the real culprit, caught 81 g
seeking to shift the evidence of III ar; He =
his intended victim? Forfnnseall o.
Democracy. of Louisiana see throsEsSSy
hypocritical plant of Gen, Gibson w \
have virtually settled the business s Sna Il
blatant refOrmers. iotas
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12
s. NJ. Robertson. John Yoist,
QUEER PHASES OF LIFE IN oiLDom.
AoTearnster's Luck in Oil and Bad Luck
in Elephants.

See that cid fellow on the wager? p, asked
Curt Robinson yesterday Of the Oil City
Derrick. THAT is Sandy Williamson. He
is driyilg team now for a living, and back in
% lie was worth $20o. 600. Got his money
in a queer way, too. He was hauling for an
oil company that was operating near the
mouth of Cherry Run. The company was in
hard trek and gave Sandy an eighth in a
well they were drilling for six months
wages they owed him. Sandy was hard
up for money, bus. he thought that
was a pretty good gamble and &C
cepted the proposition. The well had a
long fishing job, aAl Sandy offered his
interest in it to me and others for ST 90, but
We didn't have the nerve TO take it. The well
came in big, and he sold his eighth for 81
600 cash, after selling his share of the pro-
duction for a month or bix weeks for $40 a
barrel. Sandy went to Dublin to visit his
parents, fixed the old folks up in a nice little
business and continued on a tour around the
world. At Bombay he bought an elephant
without having any Use for the beast, and it
died the next day, Sandy said of collie. From
that day he had no luck. When he came
home he went to specializing in stocks, and
was cleaned out in six months. He went
back to driving team. and he is sill at it.
Williamson firmly believes that the elephant
'hoodooed" him, and that if he hadn't
bought 1t he would be a rich man to-day"
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12

party had never got fairly on top until Nc
Emery went into office, and [ propose to keep
him there.
McEnery is the only Governor that we have
had since the war who had ever tound out
that hell's near cut to North Louisiana was
through the State of Arkansas, and is the
only man who has ever made any attempt to
prevent it. The partial exemption from
overflow that we have had, and the promises
of further protection is due to The, instru!-
mentality OF Gov. McEnery, and had It's orr
gin in the call of that Ievee convention in
1898; and he is entitled to the gratitude OF
all the people in the Tensas Basin levee dis
trict.
I favor McEnery's denomination for the
reason that | have been very Intimate with
him for the last fpnT years, and l know that
he has given his personal attention to every
interest in the State, and in that sense his
government has been q very personal one.. l
don't approve of Nichols administration
personally, because his wasn't a personal
government.
While there was q law authorizing the es-
adjustment of q Soldiers Home passed in
1867, no attention was paid to it until Nc
Emery got to be Governor. Through his
earnest appeals in its behalf i'll his messages
to the Legislature, appropriations have been
made for it, and it is now in a furnishing
condition: not an asylum, but o home TOR
the disabled Confederate soldier.
The speaker in conclusion advised the au-
dience to view McEnery as they would a man
managing a farm, whose merits they would
determine By the results of his labors, and if
any number of terms, Under his admins
tration property has increased from $751;
go, 900 to S21T, 900, 600 in this State.
There have been fifty-seven miles. of levees
built and sixteen miles more repaired up to
date; the attendance at the public schools
have more than doubled; the government
has been run and the interest on the public
debt paid with a six mill tax. and we are crea-
ting less debts than ever before since the
war. know that every session of the Legis-
lature he actively interested himself in con-
trolling legislation to keep the appropria-
tons within the limits of the revenues.
The speaker created continued laughter,
and was frequently interrupted with ap-
plause. This concluded the speaking n the
meeting adjourned.
Senator Jonas leaves for Farmersville in
the morning, and Messrs. Burke, Eustis
and Young go to Vernon, r1Jackson parish,
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12
Mass Meetine at Bronssardrille.

AMAASo ASSeAA Nk L "
BRoUsskRDvLLE, Nov. CA large and en-
thusias'ic meeting of Democrats was held at
this place to-day. Mr.. P. D. Comeau, one of
the largest planters of the fifth ward, was
chosen president, with Hon. R. E. Martin as
secretary.
The following vice presidents were also
chosen: Alcide Melancon, Ulysses Bernard,
Marcel Melancon, Demas Bernard, Segenie
Boudreanx, Sam D.. Alexander, Mere Brous-
sard, Jacques Bonnemaison, Segismond
Bernard. Alphouse Broussard and Yalery
Bernard.
Hon. John Clegg, of Lafayette, was intro
duced as the first speaker by President
Comeau, but was interrupted by Mrs. Demas
Bernard, who came forward with q beautiful
flag, and, addressing Judge Clegg in French,
spoke as follows: ITO the Hon. Judge Clegg
present this flag IN the name of the Demo-
cratic ladies of BroussardEille to worthy
hands. Receive it as the emblem of true
Democracy, and during the second term of
Samuel d. McEnery may it float over our
heads pure and unblemished."
10 this sentiment on the part of Mrs.
Bernard, Judge Ciegg responded in most ap-
propriate terms. and then addressing the aJl-
dlenee touched on the various issues Of the
canvass. He referred to the vastly improved
condition of State institutions, the close col
lection OF the feyenue, the condition of the
Ieyees, showing that the protection of lands
from overflow enables them to bear a part of
the burden Of taxation, thereby relieving to
some extent lands not subject to inundation.
His speech was leudly apDiauded.
Hon. Lionel Adams, of New Orleans, fol-
lowed Judge Gegg, and his effort was uni
yersally pronounced a mastery che.
He said that to take sentiment ont of the
arguments of the supporters OF Gen.
vance IN the esuse Of their fayorite. That
their reasons We're nothing il not sentiment.
His speech IDade q deep impression.
Hon. Dbl. j. alfard was then introduced as
Lafayettes old war horse. He spoke most
f~eefingiy. He safa ~iH~opening, referring to
q crowd Of Nfehollites gathered in a hall
only d few rods away from the stand, and
a Wasoss gi eaiiaa i p9 9b;eb B ~ faf T. aFssis9S , sae
TO speak, that he had lived here over forty
years that he had counted. among their
fathers Warm bosom friends who had always
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12

was MID in the courtroom and was attended
by absat 400 men and a large number of
1ty1isr.
IL. Price, who presided at the Nichols
naeotlsz, in conversations with The Times
Dws6oea.T stated that over goo voters at
- ~ - ! 49, - Ill 80
teisSSss eie llessihs so-uas' ~ = a.
Sends..ee was cohslaeFably larger eiialia Nv w
Nlefao4-s mHetlhg.
just before the meeting convened q DIS
patch was received stating that McEnery
delee .5ss had been elected in Catahoula, four
- 4L:naa,ua aa,,saa graa4 raioic;no
y olea anu slis he1se @uoeu sieA os1ie4ns
by sss1s. McEneryss supporters. ana IN hohor
of the yictory a salute was fired.
NJ II " pr;ca called tha meeting II order
- lssa-es ssaa1aa;slaaaa = H.
lie sA11 that thefe was uIsa~ppoli~iheh ~ uie
absence OF the Chief Executive, who was
called 10 Baton Rouge on account OF the
nnaas,,+ Iabov +rn,,blea Tba tefopren, fror,
!. =
Ten. Eeaafegafd % hls Exeelehcy was Ieau
by the chairman. Al the menf1on OF the
name af Gov. McEnery there Was a round of
arDiaase.
Fra sneakers were listened to attentiyelv.
and ne audience displayed much enthusiasm
Ard ii terest in Ill that was said.
Se51afor James b. Eustis Was introduced.
osei5 s,eers. III the coflrse Of h.s reinarks
he ~ II that travelling throughout Louisiana
he ha:ils the people contented, prosperous
An rsatiye Of tIis State, and q close observer,
H. bas never seen the people of Louisiana 50
hanrFiIof the great future and so sanguine
81 4bss which awaits them. To-day we find
o1ITsefget iii q sIrange position.
gIietGd Democratic doctrine has been that
.nsIT g. bn9iffad their aspirations and claims
was esiled and rendered q Judgment, and
r,iaeea the standard In the hands of
one or HER NoR oNs
Ard s.,e candidates would then 20 forth
slaoiSe the people. That vas the custom,
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12
The T~ebuantepec Ship Railway Com
pany.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.-Capt. E. /. Corthell,
of the Tehuantepec Ship Railway Company,
arrived in Washington yesterday. He said
to The TTmEs-DEMocRAr correspondent that
the managers of the project have decided not
to come before Congress for any assistance
circumference whatsoever. They have made
arrangements 10 organize and obtain a char
ter under the laws of New York State. These
laws are very favorable to their enterprise,
and require nine members OF the Board Of
Directors. These members have not yet been
fully selected, but will be very shortly. Ey-
Senator Window will be president Of the
company, and Capt. Andrews, of Pittsburg,
manager. These two gentlemen will soon
start for England, where they expect to place
the bonds of the company, but 10 what
amount has not yet been determined.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12
Welded.

Counting the world for love wen ~
From every soul they stand. - hAasl
Heart known 800 ~
As yet they feel no need to speaa e hE
Only the great Seas solemn vo IN wslk
In war eternal with those masiisbSt fsb
Adown her lifted face the l4 from hba
Less binding than the nghs
She so et doth love; that with delight sal Y
shivers to think, Til DEATH r.
mine! ,oFs hands
gef-tips tiua
That move at last; and see the Wo, r
Itself stands still and listens
breathes. '.My wifew ,,,s vaas
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12
Three Thousand People Attend tine Bias
tr0S Meeting.

MoNBoF, Nov. 12.-Gov. McEenry, Sena-
tor Eustis, ex-senator B. T. Jonas, Major
Burke and Col. Boatner addressed a NEE ing
of about 3Go0 people at Bastrop to-day.
They all made fine speeches and were en-
Enthusiastically received. A grand barbecue
closed the exercise in fitting style. The late
ness of the hour at which the speakers
reached Monroe preciudes a full report of
the proceedings. The Bastrop wire is down.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12
official Vote IF the Sixth District.

Following is a copy of the official compila-
ton by the Secretary of State of tie returns
of election for Congress in this district, held
Nov. 1, to ELL the vacancy caused by the
death of Hon. E. W. Robertson. Every
parish in the district, it win be seen Except
St. Landry, which declared for Iolst by
nearly q three-fourths vote, gave Demo-
cratic majorities:
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12

Bobby Sunday afternoonl...lmsdas s
fel long. dreary day Sunday is, nlss II Ii
.'Mother-!"Why do you lnu u
Bobby ?n II 80
because pa stays home all DAY"
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12
Paris,, Comm,t,eo Of afourcba

THTB0DAUx, Nov. 3.-The president of the
Parish Democratic Central Committee, of the
parish of Lafourche. has notified the mem
beTs of that committee to meet in Thibodaux
on Saturday, Nov. l., at / o'clock p. m, for
the purpose of making. provisions for he
election OF delegates to the State Nominating
Jan. 10, 1883, and for TIE transaction of
such business as may be properly brought
before it,
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12
Failure OF the Torchlight Procession at
- S~nres4port.

SHREVEPORT, NaG10.-The Nichols fac
tons attempteaG have a torehlight process
sion here tonight. After all had lighted
their torches, including boys and hired
torchlight bearers, the attendance was SO
slim that a person would not have known
there YVES anything going on but for the fact
that the Continental Band had been char
tered 10 drum in q crowd. The meeting was
q grand failure and the kicholiites OF this
vicinity were greatly discouraged.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12
EEnocRArc MEETING AT RUsToN.

a Large Audience Listen TO Speeches by
Hiessrs. Eustis, Jonas, Burke, Young
and Wells. v
RusroN, La, Nov. 7.-Senator Eustis,
Major E. a. Burke, Hon. B. F. Jonas and
here ut 1915 this morning.
Last night Gov. McEnery received q tele-
gram from Gen. Beauregard in regard to the
sugar strike, saying troops were well dis
tributed and prepared. 81 hope to prevent
further disorder. Four of the citizens posse
were wounded Saturday evening near Pat
terson lille and five negroes strikers were
killed later in collision with a military
posse. :"
The Governor, upon receipt of this dis
patch. concluded to return to the capital,
and left this morning to be on hand in case
of further disturbance or rye
At Tire depot here there were many promi-I
neIt citizens awaiting the arrival Of the
party, who were welcomed by the firing of
canflnas. Many expressed regret at the alb
the party had previously received the follow
ing ca.a OF invitation, in response to which
they csne here.
Dear Sir-By authority Of the chairman of
the Democratic executive committee OF Lin
coin parish we respectfully invite you to at
tend a Democratic mass meeting at huston,
Nov. z, 1887. to address the assemblr.
j. b. H~oLsTEAD,
q z. + I. 4f sRhsr.
G. o.. HEARD,
30 8. d. PEARcE,
J. s. ReANE.
Committee of Invitation.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-14
NOTES AMI HOssIP.

Miss ALICE NJ. LoSGrELLow, daughter
OF til. poet, bas been elected to the Cam.
bridge School committee
lnE next annual convention of the
American Federation of Llho, will he held
In Baltimore on Tuesday, December l3.
The patrollmeD OF Philadelphia are ask
Ing an increase oi pN from So 81 to 80 per
day, and the = r2ednts tor an Increase from
$50 s5 to Shopper Aonih.
GovERNoH LEE of Virginia, ON account
Uf prior engagement, hi- been compelled
to decliUe the Invitation to address the
Democracy Of Baltimore.
IT is all well enough To say that thirteen
is an unlucky humber. But this country
started 10 business with thirteen States, and
seemed To be hOldiug her OEn up TO going
to press PUCK
lT is proposed to make the first through
| Birmingham Railroad grand display otta-
iron produ Is OF Birmingham Ia both crude
and mBhuf ctured form,
HAsnEEsu pills are growing popular
among the opium eaters OF Paris, and
astonishing dreams are said to result from
them, but probably not more so than those
| liouuScu ~ oiuiuuiJ uusu'-l NtW maven
| News.
Mrs. SCHUYLER CoLFAX, relict Of the
Vice-President, was in Chicago last SUNDAY
| to attend the funeral Of an old friend, aud
left Immediately afterward on her re.
turn to Minneapolis, where she now re.
| sides.
The death Is announced from London OF
Mrs. Dinsh Maria Craik, better known as
Miss Mulock, the author OF "The Ogilvies,"
'John Halifax, Gentleman" and other
works OF standard merit. She was 6l years
Of age
JUDGE DRUMMoND of Chicago, who was
succeeded by Judge Gresham on the Uuited
States Circuit bench, has Just undergone
what promises to be an entirely successful
operation for cataract Of the eye. He Is Is
years Of age.
Ex-CoSGRgssMAN john F. POTTER, IA.
miliarly known as sold Bowie -Knife,n be-
cause Of his famous affair with General
Roger A. Pryor in 1860, still lives on hi:
firm IN Nalwurth County, Wisconsin, an
is in very comfortable circumstances.
THE condemned Anarchists at Chcagc
were called upon the other day by the Dan
isb, Swedish and Norwegian officers attend
ing the internatlanJ -ncanpmen', who
| knowing nothing abOut AraTcnism 10 theil
own cuuuIie-, lu, ke upon the pris.
| ulers IT, veil 4H.u CuiiIsiI les.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-14
"A Enn or TIDE.
When all the sen 1. 6ar1g7i IN night

When all the sen T. barIrl IN night
And surf break gJUti uu tho shore,
" hen Ienrly moor beams lii ron wnitn
Actuss IT. snuuth and pyb1rd door.
From uu' the rub tidr's slow rotrslt
\ AWhiiufsiulcd arm wi h -OiHfuu teach,
A phantom hand with rhythmic beat,
hGriphts he watcher on he beach,
From under way cathedral grand,
A meTman Tre Z mnyhnp has sent
His acOlyte with lifted hand,
To warn us from the seas extent.
When dawn's red wine within the east
Is lifted 10 the mornings lip,
Nomore the mes age of a priest
A shattered spar from long lot ship
Points upward, anchored by the sand;
The high tides screen II for space
Then ebh and sway II toward tho land
And strive 10 tear II from it, place.
Meath phOstly moon and golden sun
Through months and years, from day .
dav,
Its iron fibres. old and dun,
defy the tides and scorn decay
-llIome Journal.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-14

L'OR SALE--4 New WIick Houses.
Il north side Of Fonton place n ., neir
Government Printing 0nice; rooms, water
In kitchen, gas and sewer. Apply TO JOSEPH
BURDEN, Builder, COO q ST w.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-14
TIN. SrN Voc. ,yter CIub.

Tie annual meeting Of the Aztec Club
WIS held iu NsT York yesterday afternoon
ard decided 10 hold the rext meeting In
Washington October l3. 1855.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing yent: Prcahert, Professor ilrnry
COrpre Uf Ltbl-h Uuiyyrsity; ylce-pr-.i.
dent Colopu u. l. KeudFick, Uutvd
States Army, secretary, G,ueral j, b Fry,
Uuitrd STAGE Army; treasurer Colonel u.
Flul d-Juurs, Uulrd States Army
The Washington critic., 1887-10-14

by DIR. Helm on Confused Wounds. -
Less Than twelve hours afterwards u
collision occurred on The Chicago and
Atlantic Road aud ten to fifteen per.
sons were roasted 10 dcnth \ series
Of papers on Railway Incrcmaiinn as
Illustrated by Actual Experience on
Our Road. will now be In order, A
surgical annex seems to be very
proper thing for the Chicago and At.
lnntic to have,
The Washington critic., 1887-10-14
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

ENOk RENT Fine once Rooms, lat
II floor, C20 i II II W, suitable for law, pen.
sion ar real estate business; fire proof vault
and open crate. j. IL GRAY S CO.,
G21 + ST. n W.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-14

An INVESTIGATION has been ordered
to find out whether in Mr.. Shellcy's
management of the postolllce at Kansas
City due respect has been had to the
requirements of the Civil Service law.
Such are the wastes of time and ex.
travagant expenditures for whltewash
which clumsy, cumbrous and alto.
gather unlovely statute puts the coun
try to.